Dental Hygiene, A.A.S.
The program is designed to prepare students to serve in a dynamic and growing health profession as members of the dental health team. After successful completion of the program, the student will be eligible to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and professional licensure examinations. Upon successful completion of the licensing process, the title “Registered Dental Hygienist” (R.D.H.) is awarded.
Courses
- BIO 101 — General Biology I
- BIO 141 — Human Anatomy And Physiology I
- BIO 142 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIO 150 — Microbiology for Health Sciences
- CST 229 — Intercultural Communication
- DNA 110 — Dental Materials
- DNA 134 — Dental Radiology and Practicum
- DNH 111 — Oral Anatomy
- DNH 115 — Histology/Head and Neck Anatomy
- DNH 120 — Management of Emergencies
- DNH 130 — Oral Radiography for the Dental Hygienist
- DNH 141 — Dental Hygiene I
- DNH 142 — Dental Hygiene II
- DNH 143 — Dental Hygiene III
- DNH 145 — General And Oral Pathology
- DNH 146 — Periodontics For The Dental Hygienist
- DNH 150 — Nutrition
- DNH 196 — On-Site Training
- DNH 214 — Practical Materials for Dental Hygiene
- DNH 216 — Pharmacology
- DNH 226 — Public Health Dental Hygiene I
- DNH 227 — Public Health Dental Hygiene II
- DNH 230 — Office Practice And Ethics
- DNH 235 — Management of Dental Pain and Anxiety in the Dental Office
- DNH 244 — Dental Hygiene IV
- DNH 245 — Dental Hygiene V
- ENG 111 — College Composition I
- PSY 200 — Principles of Psychology
- SDV 100 — College Success Skills
- SDV 101 — Orientation to: